DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN JURASSIC PARK/WORLD THEY BELONG TO UNIVERSAL.

A/N: Ok I have finally moved so at least things are moving along smoothly. So with that I started playing Jurassic World Evolution, and to say I am enjoying this game is an understatement. I really LOVE this game! I mean I can have a ton of fun taking care of my dinosaurs as well as get new ideas into making my stories. At least it gives me ideas for the next chapter of THIS story, which right now is in the in-between time between JP and LWJP. I know a lot of shit went down during the times before Lost World so that gives me ideas to fill between 1993 and 1997. And so far things have been fun.

Now we are at the chapter a lot of people are waiting for so hold on to your hats as I take you 65 million years in time….ok maybe not 65 millon years in time. But Let me take you back to the 90's for the next epic installment of….

ALAN'S DINOSAURS

Chapter 33: The Cure

LABORATORIES COMPLEX COSTA RICA

While all the events that have been happening outside are finally settling down, one person was still hard at work. Dr. Cindy Bradshaw is currently working on trying to find a cure to the DX virus. Working nearly nonstop she was nearly on a breakthrough. So far the only one who is showing signs of resistance is Rosco the T-Rex. The large carnivore's blood sample shows amazing signs of fighting off the virus. Something Cindy is hoping for in an animal. If he can completely cure himself then Cindy just might have a chance. But so far the disease is proving itself difficult to contain and control. The human population in this city is falling to the disease just by being bitten or scratched by that runaway dinosaur. Thankfully after they had brought the carcass back Cindy was able to take some fresh samples for research and her findings are nothing short of an astonishment.

"So was your theory proven right?" said a voice and Cindy turned to see one of the other pathologists currently working on the project with her. He was a man from another part of Costa Rica who specializes in the study of diseases, but so far the man had proven to be quite an idiot.

"Yes it has Alejandro this pathogen has proven to be a predecessor of the Lyssavirus that plagues countries around the world. In other words the ancestor of the Rabies virus." she said with gritted teeth. It was the tenth time she told this man that her theories is correct. Thankfully the others are not idiots like this man was.

"It is amazing to see that this prehistoric disease work into the immune systems of other species other then dinosaurs," said the second scientist next to Alejandro named Miguel. At least Miguel knew his trade when it came to diseases and it helped Cindy a lot when it came to this crisis.

"Yes, that is correct to say that this disease could travel as fast as it does and jump species is very strange Miguel, but my question is how and why? I mean this illness is supposed to be like a prions and it was said to have been passed down into the dinosaurs systems by way of ingestion. At least by the carnivores anyways. And that it is passed down from the carnivores to the herbivores via their feces and the plants that grow from it. But how did it have similar properties of prions but yet have the symptoms of a Lyssa? The characteristics are there unless at some point in time they split into the two different groups. This could prove to be an evolutionary step back for any sort of disease!" Cindy said to him as he looked at another slide in the microscope.

"Are you sure? I mean the cure is a long ways off right? The nature of this disease baffles even me. But if this disease is in fact a predecessor to the more modern viruses we could look at the blue prints that this thing has. Maybe we can find a cure that way." Miguel said to her.

"If I had known some stupid genetics company was going to pull this shit on us we could have had this thing handled. Instead we have a disease that evolves on a revolutionary scale and probably an ancestor to many modern known viruses." Cindy showed her disbelief.

"I know, but how can we fight something that evolves at an astonishing rate," Miguel said sadly.

"Maybe we need to find a niche somewhere where the disease can harm no one...you know like the Lyssa for example likes to go for the nervous system or the prions the brains." said Alejandro.

"Alejandro idiota ambos atacan el sistema nervioso!" said Miguel finally having enough of his partner's antics. Both men stared at each other with heated hatred. It finally a third Spanish voice who finally found reason.

"Juro que si los escucho nuevamente explotaré. Cindy, ¿podríamos tomar un descanso? al menos por la noche? Es tarde y todos estamos cansados." The voice belonged to the only other female member of the team sent to deal with the outbreak. Cindy remembers her as Dr. Maria Espaniola a woman who was born and raised here. And she is the top of her field when it comes to tropical diseases in the region. At least she is focused on her task and not on the idiocy of this whole development.

"Ok, I guess, Miguel can you tell her that we are calling it quits for the night. I think she is right and we all need some sleep," she said. Miguel was happy to translate to the Hispanic woman who nodded. She then grabbed her things and headed out the door. Poor Maria had to deal with this epidemic as well as Cindy. But for the other woman it hit closer to home. Her son is one of the victims currently on the hospital bed. His life is slowly slipping away at any given moment. Thankfully he was vaccinated for rabies a few months back so it helped to slow the disease down but not stop it. From what she saw any vaccination is a slow down for the DX virus but not a cure.

They were running out of time.

As she walked out she finally noticed how tired she really was. Not caring for any sort of nourishment Cindy headed straight for her apartment. Unlike the one the men occupied where they have direct access to the dinosaurs. Cindy's is on the second floor next to Gerry. As she got in she saw that the window was closed just as she left it and the lights were off. Turning them on her room was exactly as it was clean and spotless.

She helped herself to some water before heading into the shower. As she was bathing she failed to notice the door opening from the patio. She also didn't notice the shadow that passed through the curtains and into the bedroom. The sounds of sniffing could be heard as a lone figure slowly made its way to the bed.

It was only a few minutes later when she came out of the shower that Cindy finally noticed something was not right with her room. For starters the large doors the led to the balcony were open and a gentle breeze filled the room. She slowly went to where she kept her pistol next to the bathroom door. Reaching in she felt for the familiar weapon as she walked into the bedroom.

The sounds of something sniffing in the room drew her attention. As she turned on the lights the sight that startled her was unlike anything she had seen before.

There on the bed was Tien, Henry's dinosaur raising his head in alarm at her before settling down for a nap. The Troodon was starting to grow more feathers as the spines that had recently taken hold on the smaller dinosaur had started to burst open. He looked like an outright mess at first but Cindy figured that he is going through a stage right now.

"You don't belong in here!" she said, but Tien ignored her. The Troodon enjoyed sleeping on her bed and from the scratching that he was doing enjoying his time making his new nest.

"Seriously!" she said and went to the phone to get Henry to remove his animal. But when she dialed his room number there was no answer.

"Shit! He must still be at the labs," she said to him.

Tien raised his head at her and yawned revealing his sharp deadly teeth. Cindy was taken back by the size of them as well as the size of his claws. She keeps forgetting that this animal is very dangerous...and didn't Henry tell her that he is venomous?

"Um...good boy," she said to him which Tien only gave her a lazy look as he purred. He then curled up again and resumed sleeping. Cindy raised her hands up in protest and tried to call Henry or maybe Gerry to help her, but no one responded. Finally she managed to get through to security about a dinosaur in her room, but the only response is that they are supposed to have free reign of the apartments.

Sighing in resignation Cindy gave up and tried to move around Tien to get to her clothes. The Troodon raised his head and cocked it to the side with a curious chirp.

"Look I don't know how you got into my room, but you are not supposed to be here without Henry," she said with nervousness. Tien gave her a chirp before walking up to her. The sniffed her slowly before making a cry that sounded like a cat wanting attention. She backed away in fear as he sniffed her and rubbed himself against her.

Cindy then remembered Henry introducing her to Tien and it finally occurred to her that he probably wants some attention.

"Oh alright!" she said and began to stroke him much to the dinosaur's delight. Tien enjoyed being stroked as she remembered owning a bird and how to stroke a bird. She played with his proto-feathers and watched as they split open with each touch.

The white ones are ok to break the black ones are not, she thought as she broke through them. Tien only purred when she did this and enjoyed the attention. Yawning he fell asleep on her lap as she finished getting dressed and making something to eat. Sitting down she stroked him again enjoying the contact. The dinosaur was an enigma to her sure Henry told her that he had imprinted on both he and Rosie but to touch one outside of Henry's sight.

"You are strange," she said to him.

The nocturnal dinosaur only opened one lazy eye at her. She looked at the slitted eye for a second the nearly ember eyes looked directly into her soul. She gasped at how they shown like jewels as the dark slit opened and closed while looking at her with curiosity. She then gotten a good look at the dinosaur in question. He had a nearly white skin pattern with dark stripes and a red underbelly. However from what Henry told her the other day the troodon back on Isla Nublar had large round eyes that look almost insect like and have the look of near blindness. But one would be fooled to think that way.

Troodon from what she had understood was the creation of Amanda Sorkin, Henry's rival in the genetics labs back on Isla Nublar. She wanted the animals to be more pure then that of what Henry had used. The only difference is that somehow Sorkin used insect DNA to mend the broken genes together. Tien is an animal who has no signs of the splicing in it. It was as if the Troodon have shed their insect characteristics for a more pure strain.

Now however she knew that she was in for some strange interactions when Tien rubbed his side against her like a cat. She stroked him again enjoying the comfort the dinosaur was giving her.

"Oh I get it! I understand now you want me to give you comfort since your daddy is not here is that right," she said giving in. She wondered where the other dinosaur Rosie went? The raptor had not gone far or did she? Who knows with these two. Henry told her that they were like a pack, but somehow it did seem strange that Tien would come in like this.

Cindy sighed as she got ready for bed. Going into the bedroom she was surprised to see Tien follow into the room. The dinosaur had no intentions of letting her sleep alone as if he could sense something was up.

Crawling into bed Cindy tried to stay as far away from Tien as possible. She could not sleep on the couch for it was very uncomfortable in this heat to sleep on. She made due with dealing with the predator. As she slept she kept having this creepy feeling that she was being watched.

She turned towards Tien but the dinosaur was not looking at her. Instead he started to growl low in his throat his pupils were thin slits and his teeth bared. Getting up alarm Cindy was surprised to see a man standing there with a gun.

"What do you want?" she said holding her sheets to her. The man just walked into the room with a gun and aimed at at her. He failed to see Tien when the troodon leaped at him teeth and claws out.

Suddenly there was a gunshot, but it missed as it hit the wall. Cindy quickly turned on the lights to see the man and reached for her gun. Tien bit the man in the arm but his body armor had protected him from the sharp serrated teeth. However it did not defend him from Tien's claws as they ripped through the armor and dug into flesh. Suddenly shouts could be heard from down the hall as others raced into the room. Tien hissed with his teeth showing and snout covered in blood.

The man who unfortunately was still alive reached for a knife, but before he could another gunshot went out and his scream was the answer. Tien then bit down into the man again shaking his head until the armor for his arm came off and flesh was exposed. One of his teeth managed to graze his skin which he screamed, but not before Cindy rushed to him. Just as she was nearing the man he managed to get the knife into his other hand and plunged it into Tien's side. The said scream was all that could be said that came from the dinosaur.

"TIEN!" Cindy screamed as she came to the dinosaur. She looked at the knife in his side just as the man went to raise his hand on his gun. But he did not get far before he suddenly fell to the floor. The reason he fell became obvious when two guards suddenly tackled the man and held him. One of them grabbed the gun and managed to wrestle it out of his hand before it could go off again. The men obviously held him to the ground but he was still fighting.

Then he threw off the two guards and came at Cindy again. Before he could get to her he felt something bite down on his arm. Looking down he spotted Tien as the Troodon held onto his arm and did not let go. The man raised his arm to strike the dinosaur but Tien's serrated teeth had cut deep into the man's flesh. Screaming he tried to shake the dinosaur off of him hitting him again and again until Cindy herself tackled the man forcing Tien to let go.

As the man tried to fight off Cindy she began to punch him again and again in the face until a hand caught her fist. She looked up to see the face of General Vitkiss as he helped her up. The man was passed out on the ground with several wounds. As he was dragged away the sounds of something whimpering got her attention. Cindy turned to see Tien struggling to rise.

"Tien! Oh God! Is there a Doctor!" she shouted.

"There is nothing we can do he is dying," said another man.

"No, I won't let that happen," Cindy said to them as she picked the dinosaur up. Tien proved to be heavier then she could have imagined, but she was not going to give up on him. Carrying him towards the medical wing she shot past a worried Henry and Gerry but she paid them no mind as she ran towards the medical ward. When she entered she threw opened the doors to the operating room and nearly threw Tien down on the table.

"Come on boy don't die on me," she said.

"What is going on here," said a voice and Henry rushed in along with Gerry. What they say shocked them a crying Cindy and a disabled Tien struggling to live. Immediately Gerry was in motion throwing everyone out.

"You need to leave," he said to Cindy.

"No, he saved me I have to help him!" Cindy begged.

"I am a trained veterinarian in paleo-biology I need you to leave if you want him to live," Gerry replied.

"I am a trained field medic as well as a specialist in diseases!" she said. Henry took his time to study Tien who was struggling to breathe. He held the dinosaur's head in his hands and could hear the low croon that Tien was giving him as he looked in his eyes. Those large slitted eyes were full of pain and remorse at failing Henry.

"Well I am a specialist in dinosaur care so if you don't mind me then I need to get to work," Gerry said and with that he began to clean himself up despite smelling like alcohol. Both Henry and the newly arrived Arnold along with several guards led Cindy who is now crying away.

Henry held her in the waiting room while Gerry got to work. It was not till about three hours later that Gerry emerged from the operating room with scrubs on that he asked, "How is he?"

"It is touch and go. That stab wound is deep and nearly gotten to his heart. But he should pull through," he said.

"Oh Thank God!" Cindy said standing up.

"What exactly happened?" asked Ian who sat down across from Henry and Cindy.

"I was attacked, if it wasn't for Tien then I would have been dead," said Cindy.

"But the question is why was he in your room?" asked Henry, "And second, where is Rosie?" the worry about Tien made him realize that he had not seen his raptor either.

"Rosie is fine, I went up to check on her she was hit with a tranquilizer dart and is currently sleeping with our two resident drug addicts," Ray said as he indicated that they should follow him.

"You guys go, I got to make sure Tien is being monitored right," Gerry said as the group left. When they walked out Ray led them through the hallway to one of the conference rooms reserved for private meetings. But instead of going into that room Ray led them to another room where a window was peering into a third conference room. It was here that Cindy, Ian, and Henry saw the man that attacked Cindy. He was currently sweating as he was handcuffed to the floor while in a hospital bed being treated by nurses. These nurses made sure that he was strapped to the bed. But something was not right about him.

"His eyes, and his face what is wrong with him?" asked Cindy.

"Tien has bitten him in the arm. Remember I told you that he is venomous? Well he managed to bite the man twice injecting a neurotoxin that slowly paralyzes the victim making them brain dead if not treated right away," Henry said with eyes as cold as ice.

"How long does it take before he dies?" asked Cindy.

"That is the thing he does not die physically. His mind however will cease functioning...its like a wasp when it stings its prey. The prey is then rendered helpless as the wasp drags it to its nest and buries it with its egg. The same happens to Tien's venom except that Tien is male not female. However studies on his species on Nublar proved that they have the same capacity. Males and females will hunt for prey, paralyze it and then drag it to the nest where the female would lay eggs inside the body cavity of the host. When the young hatch they consume the still living victim." Henry replied.

"Oh God!" said Cindy.

"Well Tien was not born from the carcass of a person that is for sure. It seems he is different from his parents. When I did a genetic test on him the insect DNA seemed to have been scrubbed from his body. As if his genetic code is repairing itself," Henry replied.

That shocked Cindy as she looked toward the room where Tien was being kept. Gerry was a vet but she had no idea that he would specialize in dinosaurs. Sure it helped but….

"What are they saying?" asked Ian. That stopped both Cindy and Henry's conversation as Henry reached for the dial to turn up the volume.

"What are you doing here?" General Vitkiss said.

The man spat to the ground. His face obviously in pain from the venom.

"Why did you target Dr. Bradshaw?" General Vitkiss said to him. The man only smirked, "Wouldn't you want to know," he said.

"Cindy why do you think they were targeting you?" asked Ray.

"I have no idea, if I had to guess they were trying to stop me from finding the cure," she said.

"Why?" asked Ray.

"We don't know Ray so why are you asking," said Ian.

"Fuck you Malcolm," said Arnold.

"And that is Chaos," Ian replied smirking at the dark skinned man.

"Listen asshole do you feel delirious right now?" General Vitkiss said. The others attention quickly went back to the window. The man was clearly delirious as his brow is covered in sweat. His eyes were bloodshot red and one can clearly see that the pupil is starting to turn white meaning cataracts is starting to come in.

"Lost of blood does not bother me fucker," The man said to him his face full of cuts and bruises.

"Oh I bet it does hurt doesn't it...tell me how does it feel like to be bitten by a living dinosaur," Vitkiss said to him.

"That thing? That looked more like a giant chicken then a dinosaur, besides that monstrosity would make me want to kill it more," the man replied. That was when the General leaned in close to him, "That is where you are wrong. You see asshole that dinosaur is only protecting the mate of his master especially after you nearly killed the other one," Vitkiss said.

"Other one? Does he mean Rosie!" Henry said growing anxious. Ian put his hand on him, "We can check in with Gerry when this is over," he said.

Henry began to fidget as the conversation in the other room began to heat up. Especially when the man tied to the chair began to show signs of the venom's progression. His eyes began to roll back in his head as sweat began to soak through his shirt.

A quick slap and water splashed onto him was enough to get him back to focus on General Vitkiss. "Hey asshole I am not done talking yet! You still haven't answered my question! Why are you trying to kill Dr. Bradshaw?" he said.

The man smirked, "Ain't it obvious? She can provide the cure. I have to ensure that she does not find it. My employers would pay millions to keep it that way," he said and started to phase out. As he phased out his head began to roll and he started talking in nonsense. Something that the team is familiar with given the nature of Troodon venom. That also the part where the blood began to pool on the ground suggested that Tien's venom also has a blood coagulant property. It was something that surprised even Henry.

When they walked out of the room the group was silent as they returned to Henry's room. Along the way they were greeted by Gerry who had informed them that Rosie would be fine and that she was just tranquilized, but Tien was still touch and go. She was drugged by the same man when she tried to attack him when entering Henry's room. The velociraptor is not fully grown yet but she is still as dangerous as her adult versions.

Henry was glad to know that both will survive but barely. Rosie would only walk away with minor injuries Tien on the other hand would have to be watched for any further problems since the knife had punctured a lung. But luckily Gerry was skilled enough as a Vet to work miracles. He even managed to do it without a trained team to help him so that is saying much.

Though it was close Gerry managed to get help to the youngest of the dinosaur lot. So now both are sleeping in cages with I.V.'s attached to them and sleeping soundly thanks to the drugs given to them. But the vet was sure they need to be monitored so he remained with them till they were better.

Even so the group sat down in Henry's room while Ray went to get the drinks. As they all sat down it was Cindy who spoke.

"You know this is the first time someone tried to kill me for the work I do," she said.

"Get used to it," said Henry as a side joke. But it came out more as an insult then a joke. But Cindy was not deterred knowing Henry and what he is feeling right now. The worry of his two dinosaurs must really eat at him. Tien from what she understood was a dinosaur that he hatched himself out in the wild. Rosie came from the labs and imprinted on him. Both of them now in intensive care all because someone was trying to stop her from finding a cure.

"So who do you think?" asked Ray.

"What do you mean?" asked Cindy looking at him.

"I mean who would want you dead just because you wanted to cure a major disease? Someone must want you buried so badly they would go through lengths to do it too. If I had to take a guess I would say Biosyn. They are known for sabotage and espionage. Good thing Tien was there his bite is potent enough to kill a man in hours," Ray replied.

"Tien is my child and...I worry about him so much!" Henry said the man was distraught with emotion as he wanted to start balling, "Tien, Rosie," he whimpered.

"Hey now Henry its going to be ok you hear me," said Cindy as she put her arm around his waist and leaned into him. He leaned back with tears in his eyes. For the two of them were his children in a sense. He was worried and for the first time in his life he cared for others besides Cindy.

Ray looked out the window and even Spitz, Tank and Sarah looked saddened by the state of their friends. Rexy and Junior were still out of it and wont be waking up for sometime. Ian shared his look and stared at the three remaining dinosaurs.

"You know it would be nice if they were the usually happy bunch. This is just too depressing," he said.

"You should talk, you always dress like you were going to a funeral," replied Ray giving him a sharp look.

"Oh I would not doubt it. You know I am looking for any females to be on my next list of a next ex-Mrs. Malcolm," Ian replied.

Ray smacked him in the back of the head while Henry looked outside with a glazed look on his face. They remained sitting like that for a few hours just drinking and enjoying the silence. The sounds of the jungle outside their room was enough to settle most of the occupants. But the couple sitting on the couch it was not a quiet occurrence. In fact it was outright disturbing. None of the dinosaurs were making a sound. For someone like Henry who had spent years on an island full of dinosaurs the missing sounds of the Brachiosaurus or the nightly calls of the velociraptors are enough to leave him ill at ease.

"Hey what is it?" Cindy whispered.

"I just...I guess I am used to hearing dinosaurs that the silence is killing me," Henry replied.

"I know the feeling," said Ray also joining them on the couch. He drank his beer enjoying the silence that followed. It had been a long time since they gotten silent but the group kept their hopes up. But like all things the silence did not last for as soon as the group settled there in the gloom of the night. There was a knock at the door. Henry seeing as it was his apartment got up to inspect the door. Looking out the peephole he saw that it was only General Vitkiss. Opening the door the general nodded at him before walking in along with the governor of San Josè both men looked grim as they sat down.

"What is going on gentlemen?" asked Henry as he offered them drinks.

Both men declined feeling that what they had to say was way too important to pass up. "The assassin died just about an hour ago. The autopsy showed that he had been poisoned by that creature you had Dr. Wu. He had gone into a coma about an hour after attempting interrogation. When he fainted his brain went into shock and then into a deep coma. He was pronounced brain dead just now," the General said.

"We all knew that Tien was venomous so is Spitz. Both dinosaurs pack a powerful toxic venom," said Ray. The others nodded their agreement.

"However we do not know the property of the venom," said the Governor. He looked rather uncomfortable at this time but at the many stares it was the General that went on.

"Tien as you will has a property in his venom that paralyzes the victim making them unable to fight back. The other dinosaur Spitz you said his name was, well he can spit a simular toxic soup at you. But Tien's predigests his prey rendering it into a sort of toxic sludge," he said.

This gotten everyone's attention, "Are you saying that he can kill you with his bite?" asked Ray.

"I knew he could do alot of damage but to do this? This is more along the lines of insects then more complicated animals such as a dinosaur," replied Henry.

"Remember Henry, Laura was not exactly sane when she created the Troodon. Perhaps something in their genetic makeup can explain it?" asked Ian.

"I could look into it," Henry replied.

"Good, as for your animals, Dr. Harding assures us that they are doing fine and are on the mend. He said that he managed to get the dart out of Rosie and that the tranq that she was given was enough to knock out an elephant. Luckily it didn't kill her. Tien is a more touch and go but he said that after a few hours of surgery the animal is going to be fine," at the announcement Henry finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"There is other news as well," Vitkiss replied and that got everyone's attention.

"The group that hired the assassin. They paid him a lot of money to kill you Dr. Bradshaw. So that means that if it is the disease that they want to prevent being cured then I will double the security detail around the building. Each of you will be assured to be protected at all times. That includes Dr. Grant and Mr. Muldoon. I assure you that we will provide the upmost protection. I want this disease dealt with and dealt with now." He said.

"Now, now sènor they need to be dealt with I assure you but look at them. They are exhausted and they had two of their animals injured because some man tried to kill them. First thing's first we deal with their exhaustion and then we deal with the people responsible," said the Governor. General Vitkiss nodded in agreement before getting up and nodding to them again before leaving. That left the group both confused and a bit intimidated by their actions.

"I don't like this," said Ian as he looked at the door that was left open and the two guards that were posted in front.

"I agree I don't like this either," replied Ray also looking at the two guards. They both could see the increase in guards as they surround the walls and the rest of the compound.

"I hope they are briefed on the dinosaurs and the safety protocols on them?" said Henry now feeling concern for the men out there.

"I am sure they are briefed on the animals and what to expect from them," said Cindy as she and Henry held each other closer.

HOURS LATER

Henry and Cindy both held each other under the sheets of the bed. After the episode earlier and when everyone left they decided to take their woes to Henry's bed. Since Cindy's room was in shambles thanks to the attack it was wise to move her to Henry's room. Since the two of them are in a relationship it was even better. Now they held each other in the afterglow of their lovemaking. Henry had never felt so alive then when he is with his girlfriend. She looked at him and he knew she felt the same.

However with the things happening around them the air and the mood was somber. Henry was worried about Tien and Rosie. Tien had taken the worst hit, but Gerry's assurance was no assurance to him until he saw his raptor and troodon again.

"How are you?" Cindy asked.

"I'm fine, I wish..." Henry trailed off.

"Wish what?" she asked curious.

"I wish I could figure out what this virus is and how to save our friends," he said.

"I know," Cindy replied holding his hand. Henry returned the favor and as they held each other the conversation went towards the disease.

"Alan and Robert don't have much time," Cindy said.

"How much time till it reaches the final stages?" Henry asked.

"Luckily for us the virus is slow moving because it was still adapting to humans. Something a disease should never do when crossing species." Cindy said as she looked up at the ceiling.

"I know, it was engineered that way by Biosyn. They discovered the disease and tried to turn it into a weapon by using InGen's dinosaurs to do it," Henry replied.

"They tried to create a bioweapon?" asked Cindy now sitting up intrigued.

"I thought the General briefed you on it?" Henry asked surprised by her reaction.

"No, he didn't that bastard!" Cindy said as she got out of bed.

"IT was a weapon discovered on the fossils of some dead dinosaurs. It was on the disks I brought back didn't they show you?" Henry replied also getting up.

"No they only showed me what the disease does to humans not to dinosaurs or anything else. Henry do you still have access to those disks?" she asked.

"Yeah I do in fact I kept the original copies hidden here," he said and pulled the suitcase out from under the bed. He handed the disks to Cindy who took it with her to a nearby computer in Henry's room. Henry had gotten dressed while Cindy only wore a nightgown. As she typed it asked for clearance which Henry gladly gave. When he got access it showed him the diagrams he saw back on Isla Sorna.

She reach through them and her fist scrunched as she wanted but didn't punch the screen. As she read Henry had gotten dressed and turned to see her face in a scowl. While Henry had been making breakfast he could hear the shower going meaning she had left her station at the computer to get cleaned up. By the time she came out fully dressed and ready for the day. Henry had placed two plates down for her. When she ate she was silent and when she was done she turned to him.

"I need to study this through. That bastard only gave me not even a quarter of the information I need. I bet the others don't know about the disease either and they would want to see this as well. If we had this information in the first place then I would have been able to get to the testing stage of our experiments for a vaccine." she said.

"I am shocked that he never told you or mentioned the disks," Henry replied.

"I don't think the governor knows either so that means he wants us to just go in half cocked. Henry I have the feeling that General Vitkiss is up to something or that he himself never knew," she said.

"I would not place my bet yet till I know all the facts. This shit is just way over my head," he said to her his eyes too are determined to get to the bottom of this mess. Kissing him for good measure she went back to the computer to get back to work. Unable to go back to her own room due to the clean up crew repairing the bullet holes and the mess that was made there.

HOURS LATER

Cindy was looking at the disease in a new light it never dawned on her that the disease was so ancient. But since that was all she knew until she read the files. Henry never fully understood them, but now that she read them, she knew.

The disease though naturally created was a bioweapon to use against InGen and hopefully against everyone else. Biosyn created the disks for their personal use and had to scrap their project when they were found by InGen security. What gets her was the nature of the disease. It was a disease aimed at dinosaurs specifically. It was the predecessor to ever lyssavirus out there which includes Rabies and Australian Bat. It was frustrating since it targets the nervous system….

And that is when it hit her like a ton of bricks. Something that had only so often comes at a moment when they thought all hope was lost. Quickly as she could she grabbed a sample kit and hurried out of the room. As she was leaving several heads looked up at her. Before they could wonder Cindy started barking out orders in Spanish.

"Manuel get that Chemestry Analyzer ready because I think I figured out how we might get the cure," she said to him.

The man did not question her orders as he started getting the supplies and the equipment to work.

"Miguel you get that blood collection supplies, Leo get that microscope ready we need to study these samples up close," she ordered and marched right for the next laboratory where Henry worked. As she walked in Henry looked up in surprise at her, but she tossed him a bag.

"What is this?" he asked.

"The means to get the cure, where is Gerry?" she asked.

"He is checking up on the dinosaurs why?" asked the assistant.

Quickly Cindy left the labs and headed towards the makeshift Veterinarian office where Gerry was sure to be working. Once inside Gerry looked up in surprise when Cindy came marching in unannounced. She was more the determined to get to where she wanted to go...his samples.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Do you have samples of any of the animals that are sick, you know the T-Rex and the other one?" she asked.

"You mean Rosco and Nico?" he asked.

"Yes, I need blood samples from both of them and a saliva sample from that two crested one as well as from Tien," she asked.

"What is this about?" he asked curious this time.

"I had just read through the files on the disease, the unedited one. They withheld a lot of information that I should have gotten sometime ago but never did. If I had this information I would have been able to have working samples of a possible cure. But now that I do I think I have an idea of how to make one. But first I need samples to work with," Cindy said to him.

Gerry gotten his sample kit and headed outside to collect some fresh ones, "If that is the case you need fresh samples. These are old and the blood was not well preserved thanks to some people," Gerry said.

Cindy nodded as she walked down the hallway towards the medical ward. From there she convinced the Doctor to get fresh samples from both Dr. Grant and Mr. Muldoon.

"Alright I got the samples you need now what is this about a cure?" he asked.

"Well from the information I gathered it is a bioweapon designed to kill dinosaurs. A predecessor to the Rabies virus this agent was supposed to cause the animals to die in horrific ways. However you mentioned that the T-Rex is showing signs of possible recovery. Now I had no idea what you were talking about until I noticed samples on the T-Rex's body. Cameras had shown that there are bite marks along the flank of the dinosaur. Was he attacked recently or was this before capture?" she asked.

"He had gotten them from Isla Sorna just before the military picked him up. The same species of dinosaur as Tien bit him. They have a very potent neurotoxin and if not treated would kill him within a matter of hours," he said.

"Well that same venom might be the cure," she said.

"What?" Gerry replied.

"The venom that Tien has killed the assassin that tried to kill me. He was pronounced brain dead after going into a delirium in the interrogation room remember?" she said.

Gerry remembered the interrogation and what happened to the man. He never realized that he had been bitten by Tien.

"If you wanted Tien's venom that is one thing but why Spitz?" he asked.

"I read through your reports on Spitz also being venomous. But his venom causes paralysis not delirium. And if hit in the eyes causes blindness. That means that both animals venom has a property that can inhibit the nervous system. The virus attacks the nervous system making its way to the brain. From there it starves the brain of activity from around the body forcing the brain into a coma and eventually killing it off. Now Dr. Grant and Mr. Muldoon are nearing the final stages of the disease. We need to act quickly and thanks to the information if I can isolate the properties of both of these samples I can use them to create a cure," she said.

Now Gerry was interested as they went into the laboratory to where she worked. Sample machines are being turned on and microscopes are at work. Cindy quickly gotten the samples into working test tubes to be placed in the chemical analyzer.

"While that is at work I can finally see why the normal drugs wont work on these animals. Though simular to Rabies and Lyssa it's symptoms and nature is more related to Prions. That means that it acts as if it is a malfunctioning protein or has the prions protein in it." Cindy said.

"Well Tien's venom breaks down protein tissues. It predigests the prey food making consumption easier for him. Or at least for a female willing to lay her eggs in a corpse," replied Gerry.

"So it is like an insect venom?" she asked.

"Yes," Gerry replied.

"Does Spitz have the same thing?" she asked.

"No, his only is used as a sort of offensive and defensive weapon. But when hunting the bite has the venom, but he has two spitting glands on the side of his mouth that shoot it out when he needs it." Gerry explained. "Ok, is there a difference between the chemical makeup or is it the same?" Cindy asked.

"It's different. If dilophosaur venom touches you it paralyzes you. If you get it in your eyes it blinds you. Spitz's venom is very thick and sticky unlike a cobra where it is viscous," Gerry replied.

"And Tien? What about his venom?" asked Cindy getting excited.

"Well from what I have observed Troodon venom is sort of a predigestive enzyme as well as a sort of neurotoxin. The venom works its way to the nervous system and the brain causing delirium and derogation and eventually a person will degrade so badly that they are pronounced brain dead in 48 hours." Gerry replied.

"So the venom works as a blocker to important brain functions is that right?" Cindy asked.

"You will have to ask Agent Nima Cruz she was a victim of a Troodon bite. If I had not given her that tranquilizer as an antidote then she would have died from the venom," replied Gerry.

"But that man was killed within hours of being bitten, could Tien's venom be more potent then that of the ones on Nublar?" asked Henry who finally caught up to them. In all her excitement she had forgotten about Henry. The geneticist could be key to helping her with the disease.

"Maybe, Henry your field is Genetics maybe you can help. Both Tien and Spitz have very dangerous venom compounds is there a way to break it down so we can see the genetic makeup of both of them?" she asked.

"Yes, in fact I have the chart of the components of Dilophosaur venom with me. But Spitz is not from the Jurassic Park stock. I have to look into what his venom is made of but it will take some time," said Henry.

"Alright, give me an hour to get some fresh samples since the ones I have are old. You can use the old ones if you wish, but I will give you some fresh ones soon," said Gerry. Cindy nodded before heading towards her labs.

When she got there all her crew looked at her with anticipation since she announced that she may have found a way to figure out the disease. Barking out orders the people in her lab had gotten to work with others translating for those who can't speak English. As they got to work Gerry came in with a bag full of fresh samples for her to use.

As she got to work people were watching now that the lab has come back to life. It took hours but by the time the samples were ready. Right beside her was Henry as he and his team joined up with Cindy's to help with analysis of the disease. The lab is big enough to accommodate everyone as they got to work.

MEANWHILE

"How are they?" asked the General looking at the still forms of both Rosco and Nico.

Still holding," said Gerry as he walked up to the window. His had taken off his hazmat suit and his sample kit. The man had been busy and had seen better days but today was worth waking up to. General Vitkiss nodded as he drank from his coffee. Drinking alcohol was out of the question for this crisis and as much as the General did not like it he had to go through with it.

"So what will happen if both Dr. Wu and Dr. Bradshaw discover a cure?" asked Gerry looking at the animals.

"We will cure the masses. The only sad part about this shit is that I was ordered to keep this under wraps. This is a corporate problem and they should be dealing with it. But so far we had no response from both John Hammond and from Biosyn. The latter claims that they had nothing to do with it. The assassin was a testament to that." the general replied.

"So we don't say shit when it comes out that a cooperation was responsible for the outbreak?" Gerry replied.

"I am not so sure about it but yes it might be it," he said sounding like he wished he could say more but withheld his tongue. They remained in silence but was disturbed by a slight movement from Rosco who had not moved since arriving in the area. His deep breathing a sign that he is still asleep but the slight movement where there was none showed that the larger dino is fighting back.

"Did you see that?" Gerry said but the General was already walking out the door at the sign of Rosco's movement. Gerry grew excited to see such a movement slight as it was. But it did not last for as soon at it happened Rosco was silent again. Fearing he was dead he checked the dinosaur's vitals on the side and was glad to see that he was still ok.

Is it me or did his heart beat just sped up? Gerry thought.

He looked at the monitor again and sure enough his heart sped up just slightly before going back to its normal slow rhythm.

That can't be right? Lets see what Cindy thinks, he thought again as he started towards the laboratory where Cindy and Henry were working.

LABORATORY

"Oh my God! I got it!" Cindy shouted as she started laughing. Every head in the laboratory looked up from where they were working to see her nearly dancing for joy.

"What did you find?" asked Henry. He looked up in surprise just as Gerry burst into the room.

"Henry can we talk?" he asked with a look of desperation on his face.

"What is it that it can't wait?" asked Henry. He looked rather annoyed at being interrupted. Gerry looked like he ran from outside judging by his heavy breathing and sweaty appearance. If he ran here then his message was just as important.

"Its Rosco I think he is starting to wake," Gerry said to him.

"Wake?" Henry replied surprised.

"That is part of what I am about to say," Cindy replied as she heard the conversation. She held up a paper in her hand indicating that she had found a breakthrough with her research.

"What is it?" asked Henry.

"It ties in with what Dr. Harding here is saying. The T-Rex was bitten by a troodon on Sorna right?" she asked Henry who nodded in agreement. Seeing as he is unable to talk due to the surprise. The others listened in while she pointed to the microscope behind her.

"Look at these! It shows what I was trying to find for a long time...anitbodies!" she said with glee.

Both Henry and Gerry rushed towards the microscope and looked down into it. With disbelief Henry looked up, "How?" he asked.

"Rosco is a T-Rex, according to the notes on the disk the disease originated in the Cretaceous Period about the time both Nico and Rosco originated. So if that were the case and Rosco is the purest form of T-Rex..." she said.

"Then he must have the natural immunity to fight the disease...but what does troodon venom have to do with it?" Henry asked.

"I will tell you once I get my report together," she said.

"Are you still studying the venom?" asked Gerry.

"Yes, when I get more information I will tell you more. Give me till tonight before I give my report," she said with excitement.

"So we are close to a cure?" asked Gerry curious.

"More then that we are close to both a cure and a vaccine," Cindy shouted she was so happy to be able to help. The others began to talk to themselves as Cindy looked through her microscope. The others took turns looking at it and a new found excitement started to buzz the building. Both Cindy and Henry beamed with excitement while Gerry went to spread the news. It would be a great day yet.

TBC

A/n: Ok first off I know I am lame with excuses, but this time I have a good one and it has to do with work. I am so busy and come home so exhausted that the only time I get to write is on the weekends when I am off. But I am also writing an outline for an original story that I am in the process of fleshing out before I actually write the damn thing. But anyhow this story is now starting to once again take a brighter turn. It seems that it started dark but now the light at the end of the tunnel is coming. So stay tuned folks and as always please leave a review and now BASHINGS, LORE MONGERS, AND FLAMES PLEASE! Thank you.